Games Played: Magic, Hick Hack, Torres
Gamers: Chip, Sara, Marianne, Morgan, Eric, Geno, Theo
I didn't have my notebook with me, so I didn't record final scores.
MAGIC
Theo: won
Chip: lost
I played a quick game against Theo. He played a slightly modified version of a pre-constructed deck - the Black discard Mirrodin one. I played a deck I borrowed from Theo's pervious opponent.
With a combination of Geth's Grimoire and Specter's Shroud, Theo was able to keep drawing cards as he attacked me with creatures. I had some good cards in my hand, especially Eater of Days, but I didn't draw enough lands to bring him into play.
MAGIC
Sara: won
Chip: 2nd out
Morgan: 1st out
Morgan played a red 150-card "chaos" deck featuring some wacky Unglued cards, Sara played her domain artifact deck, and I played a black swampwalk/fear deck.
Morgan put out a Bronze Calendar early in game, and entertained us with his various funny voices. I played a Tainted Well on one of Sara's lands to let my swampwalking creatures through. Unfortunately, doing so raised her basic land count and enabled her to play Stratadon earlier. She also had a Viridian Longbow which picked off all of my little creatures.
MAGIC
Sara: won
Robert?: 2nd out
Chip: 1st out
Robert (this may or may not be his name, with my poor memory and without notes, that's the best I can come up with) played my Elf deck, I played a blue artifact deck, and Sara played her domain artifact deck again.
Robert was able to keep himself (and me) alive for a while with various fog effects and a copy of Elvish Fury. He wasn't able to get enough Elves in play to get Voice of the Woods to go off, which was unfortunate (and a sign that I need to put some more Elves in the deck).
I was able to get a pair of Spire Golems and a pair of Vulshok Morningstars in play, but each artifact I played simply powered up Sara's Arcbound Crusher (which eventually became a 10/10 creature). With this creature and her Stratadon, Sara was able to defeat both of us easily.
HICK HACK
Sara: won
Robert, Eric, Chip, Marianne: lost
We played a quick round of Hick Hack. Sara ended with at least 10 more points than anyone else. Her winning streak continued. . .
TORRES
Sara: won
Geno, Marianne, Robert: lost
And she won Torres as well. Torres maxes out at four, so I opted to watch D&D Minatures and wait for a Magic duel instead. Geno and Robert were new to the game, and Marianne had only played a handful of times before. The game board developed nicely and it was quite cool to see the various towers from an outside perspective. Usually, I'm too wrapped up in the strategic importance of the tiles to appreciate the interesting patterns that they form.
MAGIC
Geno: won
Chip: lost
Geno played a multi-colored Sliver deck, and I played my green/white three-word deck. Geno wisely waited until he could play a few slivers in a single turn before revealing the theme of his deck. His Toxin Sliver made quick work of the few creatures I was able to get into play. Eventually he had five creatures in play, and I had none. He had 8 life, and I was down to 2. To my pleasant surprise, I drew Wrath of God!
Of course, I lost anyways, but at least I had a chance (:
I had a great time, and I'm looking forward to next week.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 12:31 PM
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